📖 The Book of 2 John

Who wrote 2 John?

Why 2 John was written

A brief letter to 'the elect lady' (likely a local church), reinforcing the command to love one another and warning against showing hospitality to those who deny Christ's incarnation.

Outline of 2 John

1. 11–6: Walk in truth and love
2. 27–11: Warning against false teachers
3. 312–13: Closing

Key verses

How 2 John points to Christ

The test at the heart of 2 John is Christological: those who deny that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh are false prophets. The incarnation is the non-negotiable centre of the gospel.

How 2 John begins

1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;